employee wellness

15 Reasons Office Fruit Delivery Is a Win for Employees and HR

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Back in the early ‘90s, there was no such thing as office fruit delivery. Most workers powered up with a steady stream of vending machine candy bars and strong black coffee. But that all changed in …

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How to Recognize Your Team: Employee Appreciation Questionnaire Templates

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There’s oodles of advice online about employee appreciation and how to show your team that you care (we’ve even written some of it). But here’s the truth: The best way to appreciate your employees …

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Employee Recognition Best Practices for Employee Appreciation Day

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Picture your workplace in your mind. Then, fill it up with all of your coworkers. Do you have that mental image? Good. Now think about this:  Only two in every ten employees feel truly recognized …

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Healthy Habits in the Workplace​ for Cold and Flu Season

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It usually starts with a sore throat. Cue the runny nose and a cough. Is it the flu, or just a cold? Tens of millions of Americans fall sick with one, the other, or both annually and spend days in …

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Fun Valentine’s Day Activities for Work: Ideas for Happy Employees

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According to a 2024 survey of 800 workers, almost 74% of men and 66% of women “crave more meaningful bonds with work colleagues.” Holidays are a great opportunity for HR and office managers to help …

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Representation Is the Office Snack Station’s Missing Ingredient

By Lex Flamm on

Denise Woodard’s allergy-friendly cookie company, Partake Foods, stocks products in over 10,000 stores nationwide. But starting a snack business wasn’t on her radar early in her career. In fact, she …

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How to Keep Employees Happy: A Guide for HR & Office Managers

By Lex Flamm on

Working in HR or office management can feel a little bit like trying to read the minds of the employees around you. What do they actually want? What would boost their wellbeing? Make them smile? Keep …

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Your Body on Fruit: Why Is Fresh Fruit Healthy?

By Lex Flamm on

When Stephen Menyhart was in college studying culinary nutrition, one of his professors, Janet Rouslin, told him something that stuck in his brain for years afterward.  “She said, ‘Nutrition is the …

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3 Reasons Wellness Benefits Make Return to Office Easier

By Lex Flamm on

The buzz about return to office (RTO) is fading, but there are still plenty of companies quietly planning to bring their employees back to work in person. In September 2024, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy …

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How to Build Healthy Food Habits at Work or Home

By Erin Mittelstaedt on

If you’re struggling to build healthy food habits, that doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with you. It might just mean that the environment around you is setting you up to fail. I read about …

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National Fruit at Work Day Highlights: Fun With FruitFits!

By Erin Mittelstaedt on

Yesterday was one of my favorite days of the year—National Fruit at Work Day! Every year on the first Tuesday of October, we’re honored to celebrate National Fruit at Work Day at The FruitGuys. It’s a …

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Manage Employee Stress With Relaxing Microbreaks

By Shannan Slevin on

If you’re an HR professional, then you probably know how it feels to watch an employee teeter on the brink of burnout. It’s a scary feeling—but you can help prevent it. I know because putting that …

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Low-Sugar Office Snacks: How Rip Van Is Changing the Game

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In 2017, business partners Rip Pruskin and Marco De Leon walked into a factory in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, with smiles on their faces. They were there to flip the ceremonial switch on the production …

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Employee Health and Wellness Tip: Stop and Listen to the Bugs

By Erin Mittelstaedt on

“What’s that noise?” My 8-year-old son asks. It’s almost pitch black as we walk across my in-laws’ front lawn in rural West Virginia. It's 9:30 p.m. and we’re in a holler (a narrow valley between …

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How to Stop Emotional Eating: Tips From a Nutritionist

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About fifty percent of us are emotional eaters: people who turn to food not only when hungry, but when bored, lonely, or stressed. This is not a healthy approach to eating. An August 2004 report from …

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A Tip For HR Managers From ‘The Bear’

By Erin Mittelstaedt on

Hands up if you’ve watched The Bear on Hulu. I’m a big fan! The show broke a TV record last week when it earned 23 Emmy nominations in the comedy category. If you haven’t seen it, it’s about a …

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How to Plan an Office Snack Tasting or Fruit Tasting Like a Pro

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Hosting group events like lunch-and-learns and holiday celebrations in the office is a great way to boost employee happiness, teach your team something new, and nourish their sense of community. When …

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7 Ways to Use Office Snacks for Employee Wellbeing in 2025

By Lex Flamm on

Promoting employee wellbeing isn’t just about encouraging physical fitness — it’s also about building connections, fostering community, supporting mental health, and more. Improving those …

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Does Your Wellness Program Work? 3 Ways to Track ROI in 2024

By Lex Flamm on

When you implement a wellness program in your office — especially on a tight budget — you need to show company leadership that it produces measurable results. This is tricky, but it can be done! …

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Return to Office? Choose the Best Healthy Office Snacks

By Lex Flamm on

Did you know that the snacks your coworkers eat affect their work quality and efficiency? Studies show that smart food choices directly correlate with how productive, engaged, and creative people are. …

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